Lloyd Jansen
@lmjansen.bsky.social
CD/vinyl collector, Dodgers fan, public librarian, and Unitarian-Universalist. All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth.
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States and there always has been.” — Isaac Asimov.
July 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States and there always has been.” — Isaac Asimov.
When people want a public institution to enforce their own personal ideologies by restricting access to books it IS censorship.
The Fairhope Library Board is hopeful that after reviewing 15 challenged books in recent months, and reshelving five of them to adult sections, they will get their state funding restored.
Alabama official: Fairhope Library won’t regain funding without moving more books
Amy Minton says books with references to masturbation must be relocated to adult sections despite library board's determination that materials aren't sexually explicit. Minton's comments come after…
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June 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
When people want a public institution to enforce their own personal ideologies by restricting access to books it IS censorship.
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Brave Books's right-wing "See You at the Library" event is back–coming to public libraries August 16–and this year, they claim they're partnering with the Department of Education.
Everything you need to know to prepare:
bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
Everything you need to know to prepare:
bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
Right-Wing "See You at the Library" Event Back in 2025; Partners with US Department of Education
The now-annual event promoting "Pro-God," "Pro-America" books and beliefs will take place August 16. Here's what it is and how to prepare your library.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Brave Books's right-wing "See You at the Library" event is back–coming to public libraries August 16–and this year, they claim they're partnering with the Department of Education.
Everything you need to know to prepare:
bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
Everything you need to know to prepare:
bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
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This is a great book about one of my favorite bands.
My friend Barry Mazor’s new Everly Bros bio reviewed in Mojo (by @sterlewine.bsky.social)
June 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is a great book about one of my favorite bands.
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Are you a reader looking to get involved in the fight against book bans? Here are some ways (besides, of course responding to our calls to action!)
1. Get involved with your local school or library board.
2. Donate/connect to @uabookbans.bsky.social
3. Donate/connect to @everylibrary.bsky.social
1. Get involved with your local school or library board.
2. Donate/connect to @uabookbans.bsky.social
3. Donate/connect to @everylibrary.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Are you a reader looking to get involved in the fight against book bans? Here are some ways (besides, of course responding to our calls to action!)
1. Get involved with your local school or library board.
2. Donate/connect to @uabookbans.bsky.social
3. Donate/connect to @everylibrary.bsky.social
1. Get involved with your local school or library board.
2. Donate/connect to @uabookbans.bsky.social
3. Donate/connect to @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Hazelwood, who is originally from Italy and now resides in the U.S., was booked for several international appearances before she canceled because "it's not possible for me to safely travel outside and then back inside the US," she wrote on Instagram.
Trump administration could change the way we read, from book bans to author talks
Policies from the Trump administration are already impacting readers, publishers and authors – and could continue given grant cuts and DEI reversals.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hazelwood, who is originally from Italy and now resides in the U.S., was booked for several international appearances before she canceled because "it's not possible for me to safely travel outside and then back inside the US," she wrote on Instagram.
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York County Library (SC) has drafted a new policy that would restrict all trans and gender related books from shelves for those under the age of 18.
The discriminatory policy, copy and pasted from Greenville Public Library, sets them up for a lawsuit.
bookriot.com/york-county-...
The discriminatory policy, copy and pasted from Greenville Public Library, sets them up for a lawsuit.
bookriot.com/york-county-...
York County Library (SC) Proposes Restrictions on Trans, Gender Books for Those Under 18
York County Library's board proposes new discriminatory collection policies that would bar LGBTQ+ materials from being in collections for those under 18.
bookriot.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
York County Library (SC) has drafted a new policy that would restrict all trans and gender related books from shelves for those under the age of 18.
The discriminatory policy, copy and pasted from Greenville Public Library, sets them up for a lawsuit.
bookriot.com/york-county-...
The discriminatory policy, copy and pasted from Greenville Public Library, sets them up for a lawsuit.
bookriot.com/york-county-...
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"Writers, artists, and scholars must be free to express their views openly without compromising their free movement across borders," said PEN America's @jonfreadom.bsky.social following detainment and deportation of Australian writer Alistair Kitchen for his personal writings pen.org/press-releas...
Deportation of Australian Writer For Speech Fits “Disturbing Pattern” of U.S. Border Agents Screening Visitors For Their Viewpoints - PEN America
Australian writer detained at border for speech critical of Trump and Israeli administrations and part of a growing censorship trend.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Writers, artists, and scholars must be free to express their views openly without compromising their free movement across borders," said PEN America's @jonfreadom.bsky.social following detainment and deportation of Australian writer Alistair Kitchen for his personal writings pen.org/press-releas...
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A mind-boggling list of hundreds of books purged from some Tennessee school libraries includes works by Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne, children’s poet Shel Silverstein, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson. pen.org/magic-tree-h... #bannedbooks #censorship
‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans - PEN America
The removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning.
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June 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A mind-boggling list of hundreds of books purged from some Tennessee school libraries includes works by Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne, children’s poet Shel Silverstein, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson. pen.org/magic-tree-h... #bannedbooks #censorship
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They keep finding out there’s no porn in school libraries and losing lawsuits because what book banners are trying to do is illegal.
“A Minnesota school district is doing away with a book ban, settling a lawsuit that argued the ban was unlawful. “
“A Minnesota school district is doing away with a book ban, settling a lawsuit that argued the ban was unlawful. “
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June 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
They keep finding out there’s no porn in school libraries and losing lawsuits because what book banners are trying to do is illegal.
“A Minnesota school district is doing away with a book ban, settling a lawsuit that argued the ban was unlawful. “
“A Minnesota school district is doing away with a book ban, settling a lawsuit that argued the ban was unlawful. “
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Like, follow, share if you love libraries!
June 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Like, follow, share if you love libraries!
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Brian Wilson was the most musically inventive voice in all of pop, with an otherworldly ear for harmony. He was also the visionary leader of America’s greatest band, The Beach Boys. If there’d been no Beach Boys, there would have been no “Racing In The Street.”
June 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Brian Wilson was the most musically inventive voice in all of pop, with an otherworldly ear for harmony. He was also the visionary leader of America’s greatest band, The Beach Boys. If there’d been no Beach Boys, there would have been no “Racing In The Street.”
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Gutting funding for public media will cut off news sources for millions of Americans.
That’s exactly what Trump wants: to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all.
It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.
That’s exactly what Trump wants: to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all.
It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.
PBS, NPR funding on the line as House nears final vote on $9.4 billion in DOGE-backed cuts
Passage would solidify DOGE-backed cuts, but some Republicans are uneasy about the programs being targeted, including th
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June 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Gutting funding for public media will cut off news sources for millions of Americans.
That’s exactly what Trump wants: to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all.
It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.
That’s exactly what Trump wants: to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all.
It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.
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This is absurd. It is irrational. It needs to stop.
Book Banners are Costing Tax-Payers Millions of Dollars
This is absurd. It is irrational. It needs to stop.
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June 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is absurd. It is irrational. It needs to stop.
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Because every time there is a requirement to actually read the books, book banners lose
“Multiple library board members read the two books, praised them for their content, and said neither met requirements to relocate them into the adult section.”
“Multiple library board members read the two books, praised them for their content, and said neither met requirements to relocate them into the adult section.”
Alabama library keeps 2 challenged books in teen section despite state funding cut
Fairhope library board members determined "Sold" and "Grown" don't contain obscene material, while state officials previously suspended $42,000 in annual funding over alleged code violations.
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June 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Because every time there is a requirement to actually read the books, book banners lose
“Multiple library board members read the two books, praised them for their content, and said neither met requirements to relocate them into the adult section.”
“Multiple library board members read the two books, praised them for their content, and said neither met requirements to relocate them into the adult section.”
Having absolutely loved Long Distance Voyager, The Present was a huge disappointment for me when it came out, and in all the years since I have never warmed up to it. But I will staunchly defend the panel’s right to try to change my mind.
June 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Having absolutely loved Long Distance Voyager, The Present was a huge disappointment for me when it came out, and in all the years since I have never warmed up to it. But I will staunchly defend the panel’s right to try to change my mind.
Join me at Teach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAI publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/teach...
Teach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAI
A march hosted by Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ), CARE Washington, D.C., EmpowerEd, and National Education Association (NEA), from the National Museum of African...
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June 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Join me at Teach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAI publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/teach...
The CREW guidelines are used by countless libraries across the country to responsibly manage their collections.
A gold standard tool used for professional weeding in libraries has been quietly shut down: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
A Gold Standard Tool for Library Weeding Was Quietly Shut Down
In 1976, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission developed the CREW Method. The CREW Method, as rendered in the CREW Manual, is a guide to...
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June 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The CREW guidelines are used by countless libraries across the country to responsibly manage their collections.
Allison is a tremendous intellectual freedom advocate and incredibly intelligent and thoughtful. This will be a GREAT conversation.
# ICYMI: Join Allison Jennings-Roche for a conversation about The Political Librarian article "Gender, Politics, and The Public Library: How Polarization and Feminization Conspired to Destabilize One of the Most Trusted Professions."
Gender, Politics, and The Public Library
Join ALLISON JENNINGS-ROCHE for an EveryLibrary Live! conversation about her new The Political Librarian article, "Gender, Politics, and The Public Library: ...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Allison is a tremendous intellectual freedom advocate and incredibly intelligent and thoughtful. This will be a GREAT conversation.
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Ticket sales and subscription revenue at the Kennedy Center have fallen sharply since Trump made himself chairman.
Ticket sales were down roughly 50%. Subscriptions revenue down 82% for theater and 57% for dance. #ETTD
Ticket sales were down roughly 50%. Subscriptions revenue down 82% for theater and 57% for dance. #ETTD
June 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Ticket sales and subscription revenue at the Kennedy Center have fallen sharply since Trump made himself chairman.
Ticket sales were down roughly 50%. Subscriptions revenue down 82% for theater and 57% for dance. #ETTD
Ticket sales were down roughly 50%. Subscriptions revenue down 82% for theater and 57% for dance. #ETTD
One of my favorite Who albums. This one is must listen!
AllMusic Staff Pick
The Who
The Who Sell Out
As the Who go about the business of firing and hiring drummers while planning yet another farewell tour in 2025, let us savor one of their finest celebrations of youth culture in the 1960s and the siren song of AM radio.
The Who
The Who Sell Out
As the Who go about the business of firing and hiring drummers while planning yet another farewell tour in 2025, let us savor one of their finest celebrations of youth culture in the 1960s and the siren song of AM radio.
The Who Sell Out - The Who | Album | AllMusic
The Who Sell Out by The Who released in 1967. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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June 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
One of my favorite Who albums. This one is must listen!
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Fantastic news for Beach Boys Freaks: Al Jardine confirmed in an interview with Variety that we're getting a LOVE YOU box set later this year, which will (hopefully) include Brian's unreleased weirdo ADULT/CHILD album
May 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Fantastic news for Beach Boys Freaks: Al Jardine confirmed in an interview with Variety that we're getting a LOVE YOU box set later this year, which will (hopefully) include Brian's unreleased weirdo ADULT/CHILD album
For this administration cruelty is the point.
Fact check: true.
Joni Ernst, at her town hall last night.
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
May 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For this administration cruelty is the point.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Thanks to the FCC's Learn Without Limits program, libraries across the country are using #ERate discounts to support wi-fi hotspot lending. But some in Congress want to end the program.
Tell your Rep to keep communities connected & protect this funding: bit.ly/TakeActionHotspots #ForOurLibraries
Tell your Rep to keep communities connected & protect this funding: bit.ly/TakeActionHotspots #ForOurLibraries
May 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Thanks to the FCC's Learn Without Limits program, libraries across the country are using #ERate discounts to support wi-fi hotspot lending. But some in Congress want to end the program.
Tell your Rep to keep communities connected & protect this funding: bit.ly/TakeActionHotspots #ForOurLibraries
Tell your Rep to keep communities connected & protect this funding: bit.ly/TakeActionHotspots #ForOurLibraries